Daredevil free climber scales one of Europe's highest skyscrapers

Crowds watched as the 21-year-old British free climber made his way to the top

Published: April 03, 2021 11:25 Reuters and Compiled by Nathaniel Lacsina, Senior Web Editor

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Barcelona: George King, the man who free-climbed The Shard in London, took his life in his hands again when he scaled one of Europe's highest skyscrapers in Barcelona on Friday without any ropes or safety measures. Image Credit: Reuters

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Crowds watched as the 21-year-old British free climber made his way to the top of the 116-metre (381 ft) Melia Barcelona Sky Hotel in the Spanish city. Image Credit: Reuters

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As he was coming down, he was arrested by the Mossos d'Esquadra, the Catalan regional police and faces a fine. Image Credit: Reuters

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"When I was at the top I felt that I was in another dimension of bliss," said King. Image Credit: AFP

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"When I met the police on the way down my head was still in the clouds." Image Credit: AFP

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King scaled the Barcelona hotel in about 20 minutes. Image Credit: AFP

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He first climbed the 310-metre (1,017 ft) The Shard building in London in 2019, the highest tower in the United Kingdom, without any safety apparatus. Image Credit: AFP

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The feat earned him six months in a young offenders' centre for breaching a civil injunction taken out by the owners of the building. Image Credit: AFP

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King, from Oxford in England but currently travelling around Europe in a van, has also climbed the 144-metre (474 ft) Agbar Tower skyscraper in Barcelona. Image Credit: Reuters

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British skyscraper climber George King free-climbs the Melia Barcelona Sky hotel in Barcelona on April 2, 2021. Image Credit: AFP

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